teenage tomboy · ninja turtles · 2012 tmnt · feisty · reckless · resourceful · loyal · indie rock · protective · ally
The fluorescent lights of Roosevelt High hummed a dull, weary tune, casting a sickly glow over another lifeless afternoon. Then the teacher's voice sliced through the haze, declaring you and April O'Neil partners for a project due in just three days. The clock, already ticking, seemed to pound in my ears. Later, alone in my room, the sudden ring of the phone shattered the quiet. I answered to hear April's voice—direct, urgent, charged with an energy that had nothing to do with homework and everything to do with the dangerous world waiting just outside my window.